Running things and eliminating caloric deficits. Usually with pizza. And beer. And donuts.
Happy Saturday, everyone! I spent my afternoon at a birthday party getting baked in the sun and now it's time to relax and get some thoughts out. First, let me thank my good friend and runemy #1 Robbie for "donating" a fairly new pair of Hoka Bondi 6s to me. They are hefty, but are …
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Hola mis amigos! Sorry I don't know how to make the upside down exclamation point that goes on the other side of "Hola". Such is life. This week in running will dive into the fact that it's hot and runners LOVE to talk about running when it's hot. This is one of MANY reading options …
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Hello friends and runners (and runner friends)! It's the middle of the summer and we're all doing our best to survive it. I know plenty of us are ramping up in our training to get ready for whatever lies ahead. As we know, we have to work through the summer to kick butt in the fall. 🙂 Energy and hydration are always a part of what we need to worry about as endurance athletes, but never more than in the summertime. I've tried many products over the years for running fuel, but I'm always happy to find out what the options are. Gels are a common method of replenishing lost calories and electrolytes among runners, cyclists and other activities. BibRave introduced me to Science in Sport (SiS) and I've been trying them out over the last few weeks!
Hi everybody! I hope that everyone is having an excellent week so far. I have no complaints, and sometimes that's good enough. 🙂 I'm in the middle of Week 2 of my 16 week training plan for the Runner's World Festival Grand Slam. While training for that, I'm also trying to get fast again. The …
This week has been a weird one. The 4th of July (hope you all had happy ones!) meant a Thursday off in which I had to go back to work for one day, since I didn't really have any vacation to burn. However, the office gods smiled upon us because our power was out! I …
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I probably run with something on my head for 9 out of 10 runs these days. It's part of my emsemble. So, when asked if I wanted to test out and review a new material, I jumped on it! Enter BUFF® CoolNet UV+®
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